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March 25-26, 2019 | Amsterdam, Netherlands
2 nd Global Public Health Congress
Journal of Community Medicine & Health Education | ISSN : 2161-0711 Volume 09 Global Public Health 2019
Nazia Mumtaz, J Community Med Health Educ 2019, Volume 09
DOI: 10.4172/2161-0711-C2-055
Perception of burden and psychological stress in parents of hearing
impaired and intellectually challenged children in punjab
Introduction: The birth of a hearing impaired or intellectually challenged child
influences the dynamics and interaction of the whole family leading to possible
problems within family. Due to any or a combined disability diagnosis of a child,
parenting of such children can be a stressful experience and result in perception of
burden.
Objectives: The main objective of this study examines levels of perception of burden
and psychological stress in parents of hearing impaired and intellectually challenged
children in different areas of Punjab, Pakistan and relationship between perception of
burden and psychological stress.
Methodology: Study has cross sectional aspects. 100 parents of hearing impaired
children (HIC) and 100 parents of intellectually challenged children (ICC) participated
in the study. Sample was selected through non-probability convenience sampling.
Information was gathered through basic demographic sheet, parental stress scale (PSS)
and caregiver burden inventory (CBI).
Results: The sample population (n=200) consisted of 65 (32.5%) males and 135 (67.5%)
female respondents, with a mean age 41.23+6.709 years. The mean of total parental
psychological stress score was 61.85 (HI 47.73+10.08, IC 75.98+9.12) and mean of
total caregiver burden was 53.95 (HI 46.47+10.91, IC 61.44+11.8) with significant
correlation between disabilities (HI & IC) and psychological stress as well as perception
of caregiver burden with p value of p<0.01. In HI group moderate psychological stress
(n=53, 26.5%) and moderate level of caregiver burden (n=49, 24.5%) predominated,
while in IC group profound level of psychological stress (n=70, 35%) and severe level
of caregiver burden was noted (n=74, 37%) in majority of participants.
Conclusion: Parents of ICC had more stress and level of caregiver burden than
parents of HIC. Young parents, male parents, single parents, those with lower levels
of education and parents who had children with profound level of disability had high
levels of stress and caregiver burden. It is suggested that parents must be facilitated with
such coping mechanisms towards stressors that will produce positive perception and
behaviour towards their ICC and HIC and maximize the quality of life of such children
with successful settlement and integration into society.
Biography
Nazia Mumtaz obtained her PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences and is Assistant Professor at Shifa Tameer-e-Millat
University, Islamabad Pakistan. She has been teaching and supervising researches since 2012 for MS Speech
Language Pathology, MS Hearing Sciences. She is an Associate Editor for International Journal for Rehabilitation
Sciences, and Reviewer for “Journal of Riphah College of Rehabilitation Sciences”. She is a Consultant SLP at
Al Nafees Medical (600 bed) Hospital, Islamabad, Member of WFNR and Analyst in national newspapers. She
has obtained Fellowship in Clinical and Research Neurorehabilitation, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine from
Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, 2016, South Korea. She has also completed her Certification from
World Federation for Neurorehabilitation in Neurological Rehabilitation, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital,
2015, Korea. Among the prominent courses, she attended London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Public
Health Planning course for Hearing Impairment, 2015 and Practical Medical Writing, by J Patrick Barron Adjunct
Professor, 2016 at SNUH, Seoul. Her academic qualifications include MS/MPhil in Speech Pathology. She remained
as HOD for Speech Language Therapy at Al Nafees Hospital and Member Technical Advisory Group for National
Neonatal Hearing Screening Program, Ministry of Health Services and Regulations, Government of Pakistan. She
has been involved in Clinical Practice since 2004. She was a Keynote Speaker in several international conferences
with the latest presentation in 2018.
Nazia Mumtaz
Isra University, Pakistan